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Ever yearned for the day that you could install a battery meter with the same feeling of speed as a Formula 1 race car? OK; maybe that's just me. How about a more precise meter that displayed the remaining battery in 1% increments? Whichever the case, XDA-Developers community member and XDA member CondemnedSoul has you covered. He has created a new battery gauge mod that can be installed through the T-Mobile / CyanogenMod Theme Chooser theming engine. So, if your battery...

One special feature of the Droid X's software keyboard is the multi touch function. This really helps a lot when it comes to fast typing. However, you might be bored with the standard white ''old-fashioned'' keyboard. Personally, I like white very much - as most of you probably know - but you might just prefer a black keyboard. XDA member yourfriendwayned created a skin for the keyboard of your Droid X to fit other dark themes. One nice addition is...

Android themes are starting to come almost as frequent as we see them on WM platform. This time XDA member chancellorr presents this nice theme for your Android device with Metamorph, and as it´s name says is a very simple and clean theme. New icons can be found on the version 1.1 update that also fixes some bugs present on version one. For those of you who don´t know about MetaMorph, it allows you to apply themes, patches, and mods...

If you are using ADW, for some the best and fastest launcher, XDA member JAguirre1231 presents this nice collection of themes to personalize your Android device. All themes are presented in two versions, one using Sense icons and the second one using Slide icons. You can find seven themes to choose from, all very colorful and well designed, taken from HTC images and adapted by the developer to work with ADW. This is the first release and some bugs must...

As we all know, the GTX UI is very popular and many applications have been skinned to fit on the same style. Now, XDA Member Mr. Makk presents a nice skin for swipe keyboard. Despite this being the first release and as developer says "there is room for a lot of improvement but it will be done one by one", this nice skin is worth to try, and if you like it please leave feedback so future versions can be...

The HTC Evo is one of the best devices ever made, so it seems fair to have one of the best themes for it. Originally created by XDA member cubanaso and ported by XDA member Konikub, it manages to give the Evo a very clean white look for people who want something more simplistic. This is a theme I found over in the Nexus forum. It originally came from a collection of Desire themes...and was ported to the Nexus. Now it is...

GTX seems to be one of many hit mods that have been developed in our forums this year. In a very recent post by XDA member fjompa , the dev asks to begin development on GTX Icons. Now, while some people not familiar with the whole concept of GTX this might seem weird, but this famous theme has extensions in just about everything from lock screens to sms packages. The original poster only has one icon, but I am sure...

Isn't it just easier to have the battery percentage in the top bar instead of having to estimate how full your battery is? Even if you have a battery indicator with bars, it will not be as accurate as a percentage indicator. That's why XDA member kubino99 made a How-To guide to install the above mentioned indicator, which includes a direct download from the XDA server for both Eclair (2.1) and Froyo (2.2). There are some additional notes which are...

If you like the color blue and have an Android Cyanogenmod powered device, this new themed ROM might be something for you. XDA member jeagoss created an 'Extremely Blue' themed ROM for the Nexus One, the Motorola Droid, and the HTC Dream (G1). Originally posted by jeagoss Well, after some work and learning, I give to you a theme that is loaded with blue. Blue is EVERYWHERE!! I really didn't change icons or too many images. I mainly just made all...

If you've installed jonasl's modded HTC_IME keyboard and are feeling bored with the default Android theme, why not try out theming the keyboard yourself? XDA forum member gIMpSTa has created an online theming kitchen for creating custom skinned, signed, HTC_IME high and low res apk files. This gives you freedom to easily customise or create your own skins! How it works: gIMpSTa has set up a website (requires registration) that you can visit on your computer or directly from your...

In a recent article that we published, we highlighted the MetroLock lock screen. A recently produced theme by zitoun, who has been working with Cendaryn, has come to light and does a great job matching the design of MetroLock and combining it into one simple and great looking theme. For those of you who found yourself loving the lock screen look, you'll have to check out this new theme! Originally posted by zitoun I'm working with Cendaryn to create a...

Give your Windows Mobile a fresh new look using the Windows Phone 7 Metro theme offered by mskip. This theme is designed for SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.3 and even works in landscape mode. A nice feature of this theme is that you can uninstall it and go back to your previous one. Unfortunately this theme is only available for WVGA and VGA devices. However, there's work undergoing for QVGA and WQVGA devices so hang tight. Originally posted by mskip Contains...

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